Obituary Listings in Spearfish, Lead, & Sundance

Dec 16, 2019

Tillie Stott, 95, died peacefully during the sunrise on Monday, December 16, 2019 at Spearfish Regional Hospital with her children by her side after a short illness.

Tillie was born on December 1, 1924, in Isabel, South Dakota to Alexander and Anna (Bertsch) Zulauf. She was the second child and joined sister Elsie...

Dec 14, 2019

Richard "Dick" Johnson 62, of Spearfish, passed away on Saturday, December 14, 2019.

Dick was born to Danny and Elta Johnson in Huron, SD on February 21, 1957.  He grew-up in a home with six other siblings.  The love from this up-bringing came out in all of them, and Dick brought that to...

Dec 13, 2019

Herbert Michel, 92, of Spearfish, SD passed away on Friday, December 13, 2019, at Spearfish Canyon Healthcare in Spearfish, SD.

Herbert was born January 7, 1927 in West Germany a son of Alma Michel During World War II. Herbert met a young Romanian girl, Hulda Zehmer. who had been relocated there. Following a two-year courtship...

Dec 9, 2019

Myron Sullivan II, was born in Lead, SD to Margaret and Myron Sullivan on July 30 th , 1955. He was the youngest of their three children and only son. He spent his life in the Blacks Hills, living in both Lead and Spearfish, SD. He passed away due to complications of open heart surgery on December...

Dec 3, 2019

Raymond Joseph Grosek, 93 formerly of Lead, South Dakota, passed away peacefully December 3, 2019, at Rolling Hills Healthcare in Belle Fourche.

Ray was born to Frank and Jeannette (Swant) Grosek in Rusk Township, South Dakota, on March 18, 1926. Ray grew up working on the family farm where they used horses for...

Nov 27, 2019

Kathryn Kinsall, 57, of Sundance, WY passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at the Crook County Memorial Hospital in Sundance, WY, after a battle with cancer.

On February 20, 1962, as John Glenn was orbiting the earth, Kathryn "Kat" was born to Lester and Arlene Mauch in Sundance. She was their fourth and last child. Kat...

Nov 23, 2019

Robert "Bob" Stephen Ulrich, 91, passed away on November 23, 2019, at the Crook County Hospital in Sundance, Wyoming.

Bob was born October 1, 1928, in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, to Joseph Stephen and Lena Corrine (Endres) Ulrich, and raised in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, where his hotelier grandfather also ran an ice...

Nov 21, 2019

Jill Maureen Cichosz gained her heavenly crown on November 21, 2019 at the age of 39, after a long battle with cancer. She passed away peacefully in her sleep at Rapid City Hospital in South Dakota surrounded by her loving husband and family.

Jill was born on July 15, 1980 in Vancouver, WA....

Nov 20, 2019

Virginia "Ginger" Massie passed away on November 20, 2019, from health reasons. Ginger was born on October 13, 1948 in Belle Fourche, South Dakota to Walter and Jennie Massie. Ginger grew up on the family ranch west of Belle Fourche. She participated in 4H, showing calves and horses at local fairs and horse shows. In 1967, Ginger married Gary...

Nov 19, 2019

Beulah Ione (Petro) McKay was born on October 26, 1919 on the family ranch at Rumford, SD. She was the 4 th daughter and 5 th child of Anna (Adams) Petro and Charles Petro. She passed away on November 19, 2019 at the age of 100 years and 23 days at the Regional Hospice Care in Rapid...

Nov 18, 2019

Joan Delilah (Anderson) Follette of Spearfish passed away from complications of a heart attack the evening of November 18, 2019  at Rapid City Regional Hospital.

Joan was born October 24, 1936 in Deadwood, SD the first of five children to Andy and Dorothea Anderson. She graduated from Spearfish High School in 1954 and...

Nov 17, 2019

Howard Dean Jacobs, 86 of Spearfish, SD, passed away on November 17, 2019, at Spearfish Regional Hospital.

Howard was born on October 10, 1933, in Corsica, SD, to John and Lena (Hemeyer) Jacobs. Shortly thereafter they moved to a farm 3 miles NW of Stickney, SD. He attended Pleasant Lake Consolidated School, then...

Nov 13, 2019

Ann Grosek, 92, Lead, passed away peacefully November 13, 2019 at Belle Fourche, SD.

"Annie" was born to Joe and Veronica Gonsoir in Day County, SD May 12, 1927 and spent her childhood on the family farm near Grenville. She graduated from St. Joseph's Catholic High School and worked as a waitress in Webster. On June 11,...

Nov 11, 2019

Melvin Lee Snook, 63 of Hulett, Wyoming died Monday, November 11, 2019 at his home.

Memorial services will be held at 10:30am, Saturday, November 16, 2019 at the Greater Hulett Community Center with a luncheon to follow.

Arrangements are under the care of Fidler-Roberts & Isburg Funeral Chapel of Sundance.

Online condolences may...

Nov 11, 2019

Joseph "Joe" Allen LaPorte, Jr was born in Selma, AL on March 17, 1949, and passed away November 11, 2019, in Sundance, WY at the age of 70.

He graduated from Parrish High School in 1967 and enlisted in the United States Army. He served his country faithfully until he was wounded in...

Nov 9, 2019

Delcie Millicent (Ferrell) Russell, 92, Aladdin, died Saturday November 9, 2019 at the Crook County Memorial Hospital in Sundance from complications related to lung cancer. She lived at her ranch north of Aladdin, Wyoming until the Wednesday preceding her death. She was known to all as Milly. She was surrounded by loving family members and had the...

Nov 8, 2019

Hattie Belle Sheldon, 96 of Spearfish, SD, passed away on Friday, November 8, 2019, at Spearfish Regional Hospital in Spearfish.

Hattie was born to Claude and Mabel Ragels on July 8, 1923, in Andover, SD. Hattie was one of thirteen children in her family. She grew up in eastern South Dakota and attended...

Nov 7, 2019

Barry Lane Floyd, extraordinaire, passed on to the next step of his journey November 7, 2019, at the Crook County Hospital in Sundance, WY.

Barry was born in Washington, D.C. on June 18, 1948, to James Floyd and Dorothy (Parsons) Floyd. He spent his youth living around the world as his father was...

Nov 6, 2019

Waldo Glenn Elwonger, 94 of Sundance, WY, passed away on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at the Crook County Hospital in Sundance, WY.

Waldo (Wally) Elwonger was born June 5, 1925, in Dawson, Nebraska to Clarence O. Elwonger and Alva Wagner. He was the 5 th of 7 children, all of which preceded him...

Nov 4, 2019

Ronald W. McCormick was born February 21, 1929 to Pearl Marie (Jenks) and William Earl McCormick in Mitchell, SD. The family moved and homesteaded in Jackson County just north of Kadoka that same year. Two other brothers soon joined, Robert in 1930 and Donald in 1938. He worked with his family on the farm and rode horseback...